Did my taxes yesterday and after paying my husband's social security and self-employment tax, plus my youngest turning 17, which means I don't get the extra $1000 child tax credit, I am only getting $773 back.

I guess it is better than paying, but I needed to pay off some debt. Two bills in particular, my Care Credit card and winter property taxes are due.

So, here is the breakdown.

*$246.03 will go to winter property taxes; and
*$527 will go to Care Credit. Here is the breakdown of my care credit card.

-$987.00 is due by 4/27/2012. If not paid by then the accrued interest will kick in. Leaving $460 to pay off in 3 month. I will need to add an additional $153 each month to meet that goal. I do have the money in my EF account, so I can actually meet this goal.

-$537.00 is due by 5/28/2012, but my regular montly payment will bring this down a little more, so I will see where I stand the beginning of May when I pay this bill. I may just transfer the money from my EF to finish paying off this balance, if I don't have it tackled by then.

-The remaining balance after that on the Care Credit card is not due until November before the interest kicks in, but I will pay on it monthly to get it paid off before then.

I also want to kick the Art Van and Amazon Visa out of here, so I can focus on the remaining three, Discover Wamu and Freedom.

There is my plan. I am pretty excited about it, cause I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for a lot of this debt. By Memorial Day, when I start my summer beach job, I should only be dealing with the remaining three credit card debts, and that is a good feeling.

I am also going through my home and selling off many items, which will also help me meet my goals above.